Improvement in weather-board gauges



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Letters Patent No. 108,376, dated October 18, 1870. V

IMPROVEMENT lN WEATHER-BOARD GAUGAES.

The Schedule referred to :in these Letters Patent andmaking part of thesame` To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JONATHAN M.MILHOLLIN, of Champliu, in the county of Hennepin and State `ofMinnesota, have invented a new and improved feather-board Bracket; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming part of this specification.

My invention relates to weather-board brackets, and consists in auimproved article of manufacture, as hereinafter described and specified.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved bracket, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation of' the same.

A is a bar, of metal, ot' suitable size and length,

with one end B turned up perpendicular to it ou one side, and the otherend C similarly turned up ou `the other side; the latter end is alsoturned again into a line parallel or nearly so, at D, with the said barA, for convenience in attaching a spring, E.

The end B is provided with an adjusting-screw, F, working parallel withthe bar A.

G is a lever, pivoted at or near the center to the bar A in ears H,projecting from it, so as to vibrate to and from the bar; it is of aboutthe samelength as the bar A, and carries, at one end, a spike, I,extending through the upper end ofthe bar A. 'lhelever is suitablyconstructed to admit of driving the spike by a hammer; the other end ofthe lever is suitably arranged for drawing the spike by striking it withthe hammer.

This improved bracket is used by placingV the bar A vertically acrossthel last board nailed on, represented in this case by the dotted linesK, with the end of the adj usting-screw F against the lower edge. Thespike I is then driven into the board near the top, and becomes the restfor the lower edge of the next board to be nailed ou; it also gauges thedistance of the edge from the lower edge of the one nailed on, and willgauge for boards of dilTerent widths, by adjusting the screw F, at thesame time the spring E presses against the side oi' the board, andpresses it up against the studs. l

The spike is withdrawn after theboard is nailed on by striking on thelower end of the level'.

One bracket being used for each end of the board, very greatlyfacilitates the'operation, as will be readily understood.

These brackets'may also be used for holding braces for scaiold-boards onthe roof for shingling. It may also be used for holding tools ortool-boxes on the sides of building, and for various other usefulpurposes. They will answer for use, as weather-boarding brackets, veryWell without the spring E; but I prefer to use the springs.

For convenience in handling, the head L of the pivot, by which the leverG is pivoted to the bar A, is shaped so as to be taken by the thumb andfinger.

I prppose to provide the bar A with a scale, to be marked on it in anyapproved way, to facilitate the setting of the adjusting-screw'forspacing, to regulate the lap of the boards or the spaces between theedges.

l am aware of the existence of patent No. 66,216, and desire to disclaimany device therein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenti The improvedbracket, above described, consisting of bar A B C D, lever G, pivoted inears H, spike I, and adj usting-screw F,`eacb shaped and relativelyarranged as shown in figure lof drawing.

JONATHAN M. MILHOLLIN.

XVitnesses:

SAMUEL COLBURN, A. G. SPALDING.

